Giants weren’t aware of Boley’s legal problems

In February, the Giants cut linebacker Michael Boley. Three days later, he pleaded guilty to felony child abuse in Alabama.

For the team, there was no connection between the two incidents.

Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Giants were not aware of the situation when cutting Boley, who was due to earn a base salary of $4.25 million.

Of course, the Giants and every other team now know about it, which could make it harder for him to find a job. Especially if he failed to inform the NFL of the situation at any point before it became public.

13 responses to “Giants weren’t aware of Boley’s legal problems”

I’m not up on Michael Boley’s level of talent at this point in his career really, but let’s just say I’m willing to bet he’s not on the “PFT free agent team” for a reason. If the Giants cut him for salary purposes, and he went unsigned for this long, AND THEN this came out, I’m willing to bet that:
A. he gets a nice suspension from the NFL that will preclude teams from signing him, and
B. aforementioned suspension notwithstanding, no team would/will go near him anyway.

Enjoy the rest of your days, preferably not around children if at all possible.